Police are investigating a hit-and-run in Maywood late Thursday. Google Maps

MAYWOOD — Police were returning to the scene of a near-fatal hit and run Friday morning to canvas the area after a Ridgefield Park man was struck late Thursday.

The 51-year-old man was found lying in the roadway at the corner of East Pleasant Avenue and Elm Street in the heavy rain of yesterday's storm just before 10 p.m.

Two witnesses told police that they didn't see the accident, but observed the vehicle, a red sedan, leaving the scene, Maywood Police Chief David Pegg told NJ.com.

"The witnesses said they saw the vehicle actually backing up and driving around the victim before leaving the scene," he said.

The man, who suffered serious head trauma, was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment, Pegg said.

Borough police and investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Investigation collected evidence and eyewitness accounts Thursday evening, but may have been hampered by the rain. They were canvassing the area again in daylight, Pegg said, and are seeking anyone with information regarding the incident.

Right now the only description they have for the vehicle is that it was a red sedan, but police learned this morning that the incident may have been caught on camera. A resident in the area told police that some of the incident was recorded on a home security camera, and investigators were headed over to review the tape Friday morning.

"I don't know how clear it's going to be, given the rain," Pegg said. "We'll know more when we're able to get it."

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the Maywood Police Department at 201-845-8800.